---
title: ContactItem.Language Property (Outlook)
keywords: vbaol11.chm1026
f1_keywords:
- vbaol11.chm1026
ms.prod: outlook
api_name:
- Outlook.ContactItem.Language
ms.assetid: 68f14566-71b5-24ae-5b9d-e8337b97ed78
ms.date: 06/08/2017
---


# ContactItem.Language Property (Outlook)

Returns or sets a  **String** that represents the language in which the contact writes messages. Read/write.


## Syntax

 _expression_ . **Language**

 _expression_ A variable that represents a **ContactItem** object.


## Remarks

This property corresponds to the MAPI property  **PidTagLanguage** .


## See also


#### Concepts


[ContactItem Object](contactitem-object-outlook.md)

